An official from Sri Lankan embassy in Oman said they don’t encourage people coming to Oman on a visit visa to look for jobs.

“It is not at all a fair practice. We have proper recruitment practices in place in our home country. If somebody skips past these and goes abroad in search of a job, then all our efforts to protect them and ensure safe migration go in vain,” the official added.

Bheem Reddy, Vice President of Migrant Rights Centre in India, said workers should not migrate on tourist and visit visas if they plan to look for jobs in a foreign country.

“When sending countries are trying to plug the loopholes to ensure safe migration, potential migrants should not adopt such tactics. By doing so, they are violating fair migration practices,” Reddy added.

“While accepting the job, the expatriate worker does not go back to his home country. From Oman, they just go to Dubai and come back on a new job visa. By doing so, they keep their home country in the dark regarding their job contract terms and other things. This will lead to more trouble in case the worker faces a violation,” Reddy added.

Rajeev KR, a manpower recruitment agent in Muscat, said he never favours such recruitment practices.

“I don’t want a worker to land in trouble by following such practices. If he finds himself stranded, officials in his sending country will be in a difficult situation to help the worker,” Rajeev added.